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Trust

1990 · 106 min

A deadpan, offbeat romance that feels both tender and unsettling, with sharp dialogue and a quiet emotional ache.

Tagline
A slightly twisted comedy.
Overview
After being thrown away from home, pregnant high school dropout Maria meets Matthew, a highly educated and extremely moody electronics repairman. The two begin an unusual romance built on their sense of mutual admiration and trust.

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Rent in the UK
  • Amazon Video
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • family
  • love
  • identity
  • trauma
Places
  • suburbs
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

Rent
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Details

Genres
drama, comedy, romance
Directed by
Hal Hartley
Written by
Hal Hartley
Starring
Adrienne Shelly, Martin Donovan, Rebecca Nelson, John MacKay, Edie Falco, Gary Sauer, Matt Malloy, Suzanne Costollos
Music
Phillip Reed
Cinematography
Michael Spiller
Runtime
106 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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